Larry Bitensky is a masterful musician, passionate performer, and a brilliantsongwriter!If you love, groovy fun and enjoy old school “feel good” music, then you willlove Larry’s original songs! Loaded with blues, gospel, jazz, and once every now andthen,some Broadway and classical chops, he is a rare talent.A very expressive voice, fullof colors! I bet Jon Cleary, Billy Joel, Elton John, and the Beatles would love Larry’s music.I would love to see Larry write a one-man musical, and head to Broadway in New York!-Ron Browning, Vocal Coach to the StarsWith uplifting music, clever lyrics and skillful playing, Larry weaves stories that equallyrepresent himself as much as they do the everyman. His“genre”is boundless and likewater in a stream,easily fusing folk, jam, rock, jazz, Americana, and whatever is on hismind, into songs that remain with you. Live, Larry takes you on a soaring flight tosomewhere, anywhere, everywhere.-Steve Hoffman, Executive Director of the Norton Center for the Arts, Danville, KYLarry Bitensky has spent decades honing his craft as a songwriter, composer, keyboadist,guitarist, singer and educator. An award-winning composer and master of songwriting,improvisation, and storytelling, Larry’s performances burst withhumor and heart. His musiceffortlessly blends rock, jazz, pop, folk, blues and New Orleans piano stylings.A newcomer to Asheville, Larry was frontman for the band Fourth Street Station in CentralKentucky where he has been electrifying audiences forover a decade. He has also been thekeyboardist for the Next Stop Jazz Band, the experimental jazz group Trace Trio, the GratefulSunday Band, and the Larry Garcia band.In Larry’s albums,Live from the Norton Center for the Arts,Happy as Larry,In From the Cold,and his soon-to-be-releasedWhitefish and Mustard, his eclectic blend of musical genres ispaired with lyrics that flow with honesty, poetry, and playfulness, capturing mood and colorwith rich details. His songs have been praised for their emotional intensity, melodic beautyand stylistic range and are infused with the spirit of Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and RandyNewman. His work with the Trace trio on the album The Nature of Three displays Larry’sinventiveness and expressivity as an improviser on the piano. And his classical pieces havebeen performed and recorded by numerous ensembles around the world.Born in Long Island, NY, Larry has music degrees from the New England Conservatory ofMusic, Ithaca College, and Cornell University, and heis Professor Emeritus of Music fromCentre College in Danville, KY.
